Rural Homeland Security Preparation
Domestic preparedness, preparing and responding to natural and manmade disasters, challenges communities which must also maintain the ability to handle day-to-day emergencies. Rural Homeland Security Preparation (RHSP) is an "all-hazards" approach to ground-level preparation and planning for domestic preparedness in agricultural communities. Training for agricultural and rural emergencies effectively contributes to operational readiness--the ability to respond quickly and effectively to any given situation--at all levels. RHSP provides rural communities with:
- a framework to develop comprehensive (versus piecemeal) regional planning to better manage agricultural emergencies
- trained first responders who share a fundamental awarenessof preparedness issues
- training materials